The Bedfordshire town with the most dangerous roads in the UK outside of London

Research by Local Driving School has found that Luton has the most dangerous roads outside of London in the UK.

They analysed data on accidents from this year published by the Department of Transport and found that the UK’s most dangerous roads are London.

Hackney was the worst with 2,828 road casualties per billion vehicle miles driven, followed by Camden with 2,511, Westminster with 2,429, Lambeth with 2,422 and Islington with 2,348.

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However, outside of London, Luton came top of the board with 1,090 road casualties per billion vehicle miles driven, almost double the national average of 521.

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Shockingly most of the accidents were not on the M1, the vast majority of the UK accidents take place on roads with a 30mph speed limit in daylight and when road conditions are good.

Overall, two in three (67.7 per cent) of accidents on UK roads occurred in urban areas as there are far more pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles, and other drivers in the urban environment than on country lanes.

Local Driving School believe their research shows that more care needs to be taken when the road conditions are good as a lax approach could cause accidents.

Claire Davies, Marketing Manager at Local Driving School said: “You are far more likely to face a hazard in a densely populated urban area. The motorway is fairly static regarding hazards – there aren’t cyclists, pedestrians, or other events occurring on the pavement.

“The results show that incidents often happen when you least expect them. While more collisions occur in fair weather and daylight than in other road conditions, perhaps due to more drivers on the road at these times, this could also be due to a relaxing of hazard perception and situational awareness in the conditions deemed the safest.

“Always stay alert when driving – these results show incidents are far more likely to happen in normal conditions, on low-speed roads.”

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